4 Rownham Hill Leigh Woods Long Ashton BS8 3PU Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1541/FUH - Full permission - Householders Registered

Proposal

Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of the existing garage to provide accommodation forming part of the existing dwelling and alterations to the fenestration on the side elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Sept 2026, from North Somerset's recent extensions. The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Registered park or garden: Ashton Court
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 129 m away: Avon Gorge Woodlands
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 99 m away: Ashton Court SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Leigh Woods built-up area; Conservation area 98 m away: Leighwoods; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full permission - Householders
Postcode
BS8 3PU
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Long Ashton
Parish
Long Ashton
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bood

Decision outlook

Day 46 of the 56-day target. North Somerset usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 4610 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
342decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. North Somerset decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026